On 19/12/2023 00:09, Richard Harnden wrote:
On 18/12/2023 22:53, Rich wrote:
Seen the British "space port?" A joke. A cleared square of land in
the middle of nowhere, with no infrastructure just to pretend they
have some kind of purchase into space.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67723524
You linked to the wrong article. <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-67741864>
I think the idea is that it's remote enough so that no aircraft regulaly
fly nearby and that is how they got permission from the CAA.
But, yes, it's all a bit meh.
I have to agree. It is way too far north and has terrible weather.
Hitting a precise launch window will be very entertaining there.
I suppose being so far north it will only good for polar orbits.
It is only there so that the government can tick a box to say that we
have a "space port". No one in their right mind will use it!
UK makes pretty good satellites and components but relies on others to
do the actual launches. I can't see that ever changing.
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Martin Brown
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